By: Sean Crose IBF welterweight kingpin Jaron “Boots” Ennis defended his crown Saturday night in a rematch against Karen Chukhadzhian, who he had previously defeated. Although Ennis was clearly the favorite walking in, Chukhadzhian was his mandatory opponent. Therefore, Ennis took on the Ukrainian contender in his hometown of Philadelphia. Being a defending champion has
2024 will officially be Naoya Inoue’s first three-fight year since 2017, as Top Rank announced that he’ll face IBF mandatory challenger Sam Goodman on December 24th at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) opened the year by getting off the canvas to flatten Luis Nery, satisfying Japan’s long-held grudge against the former bantamweight titlist.
Janibek Alimkhanuly is publicly tossing his name into the mix for a potential fight with Canelo Alvarez, which would see the Kazakh middleweight titleholder moving up in weight to face the super middleweight king. “Everyone knows that I want to fight Canelo, but he doesn’t (want to) fight me, and everyone knows it,” Janibek said
Gervonta “Tank” Davis is currently set to return on Saturday, Dec. 14, in a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view main event against Lamont Roach, but Dan Rafael reports that multiple sources have told him the fight could be postponed. One source, Rafael reports, “deemed it ‘50-50,’” and the issue may be with the announced venue, Houston’s
Tevin Farmer is looking to pull a big upset on Nov. 16 when he faces William Zepeda, and knows he has a shot to derail the unbeaten favorite’s planned 2025 fight with WBC lightweight titlist Shakur Stevenson. The 34-year-old Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KO) hasn’t won a fight of consequence this decade, with his last notable
Janibek Alimkhanuly and Hamzah Sheeraz now have until Nov. 4 to reach a deal for their WBO-ordered middleweight title fight. The sanctioning body announced that both Top Rank (Alimkhanuly) and Queensberry (Sheeraz) petitioned for an extension of the negotiation period, which was originally set to end today and would have been ordered to a purse
Devin Haney is rolling with an old rival to score an upset on Saturday. “I’m picking Regis (Prograis) this weekend,” Haney said on social media, regarding Prograis’ fight this weekend with Jack Catterall. Haney dominated Prograis last December in a successful 140 lb title defense. For what it’s worth, Haney’s father and trainer Bill Haney
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz In this weeks episode of Clap Back Thursday hosted by Oscar De La Hoya, the Golden Boy promoter takes the opportunity to take aim at PBC’s latest setback with Tim Tszyu’s loss, as De La Hoya then goes on to recall the origins of his beef with the rival
Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis will meet in this weekend’s marquee matchup, with the pair of 140 lb veterans headlining a DAZN-streamed card from Manchester, England. The 35-year-old Prograis (29-2, 24 KO) is looking to bounce back from a pair of dreadful performances in 2023, including a one-sided loss to Devin Haney and a very
It will be a dream pairing of talent when unbeaten welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis and unbeaten junior bantamweight Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez defend their belts in bouts staged at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on November 9 on DAZN. What’s more enticing is the possibility of bringing Ennis and Rodriguez back together for an even more
Official negotiations between unified middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly and Hamzah Sheeraz have been extended by the World Boxing Organization, the WBO announced Thursday. The teams for Alimkhanuly and Sheeraz, the WBO’s No. 1 contender, had been assigned a deadline to reach a fight agreement by Wednesday, after which it would be sent to a purse
When Tyson Fury says that Oleksandr Usyk neither surprised him nor was particularly difficult to fight back in May, it really doesn’t matter whether you choose to believe him or not. All that really matters, in fact, is that Tyson Fury has decided to say it, more than once, and that, in saying it, he
For all the many macro debates to be had about what the International Boxing Hall of Fame is and should be, at this time of year, the focus shifts to the micro debates. Voters’ ballots are almost due — they have to be postmarked by next Thursday. And each name in each category on those
I rated Tim Tszyu highly before he entered the ring with Bakhram Murtazaliev – and I still rate him highly. There are some fighters who seek to protect their records and their brands, and there are others who fight everybody constantly, provide us with the most consistent entertainment, and don’t get the same rewards –
Conor Benn could make his long-awaited ring return in the UK in the coming months, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Britain’s Benn, 28, has been fighting in the US since two failed PED tests came to light in October 2022. According to Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, the British fighter would soon have a date to
The comeback continues for bantamweight Manny Flores, who stopped Victor Olivo in the first round with a body shot in Thursday’s main event at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Flores, 19-1 (15 KOs), a 26-year-old fighter from Coachella, California, landed a right hook to the body that sent Olivo, 21-5-1 (9 KOs), to the
Cutman Mike Rodriguez has spent a lifetime in boxing corners, where every second counts and mistakes can cost a fighter dearly. But it’s not just the vital moments in the ring that define Rodriguez; it’s the lasting bonds and lessons learned that have shaped his career. Rodriguez has worked with titleholders like Manny Pacquiao, Dmitry
It was a cold Thursday morning in Mossley, England, just outside Manchester. On the second floor of a drafty mill, unbeaten Irish super middleweight Tommy Hyde was making preparations for his 10th professional fight with his new trainer, Lee Beard. It is certainly a change of scenery for the 25-year-old Hyde, 9-0 (6 KOs), who
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